The Public Theater News

Public Works will present LET'S HEAR IT FOR NEW YORK!, a dynamic dance experience celebrating the spirit and diversity of New York City.

The Public Theater has revealed that as a part of Public Pops Up this summer, Public Works will be hosting a participatory dance piece set to Alicia Keys’ seminal classic “Empire State of Mind” from Hell's Kitchen. Learn more!

Tony Award- winner Wendell Pierce has announced that he has joined the producing team of the Broadway-aimed Hippest Trip- the Soul Train Musical!

Leslye Headland's Cult of Love is headed to Broadway later this year as part of Second Stage Theater's upcoming fall season. Additionally, Donald Margulies’ Lunar Eclipse will open off-Broadway this fall.

Hard on the heels of her sold out Joe’s Pub debut, I Will Probably Cry…Again, Gracie McGraw will bring her next solo concert, I’m Used To It, to Joe’s Pub on Monday, July 15th at 9:30PM. 

Tony Award winner Frank Wood and Kelley Curran will star in THE MEETING: THE INTERPRETER, a new play by Catherine Gropper, directed by Brian Mertes. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Get a first look at a new trailer for Hamilton on Broadway! Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.

Get a first look at Danielle Wade, Omar Lopez-Cepero, and the cast of Goodspeed's South Pacific in action in all-new footage from the production.

Rayshaun Sandlin has launched RAYNGE Production Company, which will aim to amplify the voices and narratives of marginalized communities, with a particular focus on Black and LGBTQIA+ stories.

Alexander Perez's new two hander The Bad in Each Other is slated to have its New York City Premiere at The Tank in midtown Manhattan this summer.

On Sunday night, composer Shaina Taub took home the Tony Awards for 'Best Book of a Musical' and 'Best Score' for her outstanding work on Suffs. See the show celebrate their history-making author! Watch the video!

Premiere Stages has revealed the cast for the upcoming production of STILL, running in July. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Frederick Douglass NOW will be presented by OKC Rep in partnership with Oklahoma Contemporary next year. Performances run May 1-4, 2025 at Te Ata Theater.

Earlier tonight at the 77th Annual Tony Awards, George C. Wolfe took home a Tony Award for 'Lifetime Achievmant in the Theatre'. After leaving the stage at the David H. Koch Theater, George checked in with BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge to share his initial reaction!

Earlier tonight at the 77th Annual Tony Awards, Shaina Taub took home a Tony Award for 'Best Book of a Musical' for her outstanding work on Suffs (currently running at the Music Box Theatre). Watch what happened afterwards in this video!

Earlier tonight at the 77th Annual Tony Awards, Dede Ayite took home a Tony Award for 'Best Costume Design of a Play' for her outstanding work on Jaja's African Hair Braiding. Watch what happened afterwards in this video!

The 77th Annual Tony Awards have officially begun! As winners take the stage this evening, stay tuned to BroadwayWorld as we bring you full text of all of the acceptance speeches; from the emotional to the humorous, and everything in between.

Watch Baayork Lee discuss her legendary Broadway dance career with CBS Sunday Morning correspondent Mo Rocca in the video here!

The Marsh has announce the inaugural In Front of Your Eyes Performance Festival, running from August 1 to 25, 2024, showcasing a diverse array of live performances.

Today, we hear from Adam Blackstone and Tom Kitt​​​​​​​, who created the orchestrations of the 13-time Tony-nominated Best Musical, Hell's Kitchen.